Ludum Dare #30! August 2014. Using the topic selected at the start of the event, build an original game in 48 hours. My entry for the topic of "Connected Worlds" was the Martian Sock Challenge. Lessons learned: Participate in warm-up weekend! Don't have house guests during Ludum Dare! Don't take yourself too seriously! (Ok, I actually knew that one.)

Like all previous years, this snuck up on me and I put it on my calendar a mere 2 days before it started. Yes, that means rusty with the tool set and too many other activities planned for the weekend. Even so, I managed to get it published. Give it a try! LD41 Endless runner + hangman for Windows I have a strong preference to write games that don't need to be installed. I didn't realize the free weekend license for GameMaker Studio 2 would not include publishing for HTML. Apologies -- you'll need to download and unzip.

Monopoly! It wasn't my favorite game, but the class project was to rework the mechanics. Read about what happened. SPOILER ALERT: We had fun.

Frenemies -- excessively early play testing for only the most dedicated of fans.   This simple game concept was designed as a puzzle game for a mobile device. It has 3 rules: defend, leave a path, and use only the pieces available.

"Pseudo Cache #1" is a hyperlinked text adventure that takes you out on a small treasure hunt. This is a small sample to work out technical issues before we invest in longer gameplay. Short but playable.

Inspired by a couple of other non-games and an urge to explore "mechanic as the message". (Still in testing; no demo link available yet.)

This is another mostly-text adventure, much longer, different theme. Still in development.

Two quests have been published and more are in the works. Both of these start in Protector's Enclave: